Lesson 39
Exercise A:
1. limousine, 2. nautical, 3. quest, 4. landmark, 5. commandeered, 6. originated, 7. nationality, 8. inertia, 9. jostle, 10. disembark
Exercise B:
1. a, 2. b, 3. c, 4. d, 5. a, 6. a (in the USA, anyhow)
Exercise C:
1. Nationality, 2. disembark, 3. nautical, 4. inertia.
Exercise D:
answers will vary.
Lesson 40
Exercise A:
1. b, 2. e, 3. h, 4. d, 5. c, 6. f, 7. a, 8. g, 9, j, 10. i
Exercise B:
1. a, 2. c, 3. b, 4. c, 5. c
Exercise C:
1. achieve, 2. hiding place, 3. develop, 4. freedom to make use of
Exercise D:
1. happy, 2. too much, 3. accept (reluctantly), 4. stop, 5. you can read them 6. moving
Lesson 41
Exercise A: sentences and dictionary definitions will vary. It's important to actually do the sentence writing to help you truly understand the meaning of the words given.
Exercise B:
1. transplant, 2. transcribe, 3. transaction, 4. transcontinental, 5. circumstance, 6. circumference, 7. circulate, 8. transit
Exercise C:
1. circumference, 2. transmission, 3. transcontinental, 4. transaction, 5. transcribe, 6. circulate, 7. transit, 8. transplant, 9. circumvent, 10. circumstance
Exercise D:
Answers will vary here, too. Be sure that you understand how the "journey" words in this lesson can be used to describe trips and travel.
Lesson 42
Exercise A: Answers will vary, but here are some of mine:
1. grow, rise, 2. concrete, expand, unite (there are three different definitions for this word), 3. freedom, liberty, 4. grow, rise, 5. admirable, honourable, 6. unimportant, minor, 7. scarce, insufficient, 8. plain, simple, 9. praise, respect, 10. misery, despair
Exercise B: Answers will vary, but here are some of mine
1. At the ebb of his power, he couldn't fix a parking ticket, but now that he is on the rise in politics, there is suspicion that he might become mayor.
2. She is good at talking about what makes excellent writing in the abstract, but on a practical level, she can't proofread or edit very well.
3. These seals don't live well in captivity, but in the wild they are very hardy and live a long time.
4. I had hoped the pain would abate after a few hours, but it's just worsening.
5. While his actions as a bank robber are contemptible, jumping in front of the hostage and taking a bullet for her was an honourable act.
6. Marge's help was indispensible--we couldn't have put on the party without her--but David only was a minor help; he brought napkins.
7. While Bill Gates lives a lavish lifestyle now, he grew up in a small, spare home in Washington state.
8. The Catholic Churches in the 1500s were ornate, with lots of gold leaf and decorations; that was one of the complaints that the Protestants made--they preferred a more plain and simple place of worship.
9. Do not reproach Billy for staying out too late, instead, praise him for helping the lady with the flat tire fix her car.
10. The ecstasy of finding a million dollars was replaced by the agony of loss in an hour, when the police came to collect it.
Review: Unit 11
1. a, 2. b, 3. b, 4. d, 5. c, 6. a, 7. c. 8. b, 9. c. 10. a,
Exercise A:
1. limousine, 2. nautical, 3. quest, 4. landmark, 5. commandeered, 6. originated, 7. nationality, 8. inertia, 9. jostle, 10. disembark
Exercise B:
1. a, 2. b, 3. c, 4. d, 5. a, 6. a (in the USA, anyhow)
Exercise C:
1. Nationality, 2. disembark, 3. nautical, 4. inertia.
Exercise D:
answers will vary.
Lesson 40
Exercise A:
1. b, 2. e, 3. h, 4. d, 5. c, 6. f, 7. a, 8. g, 9, j, 10. i
Exercise B:
1. a, 2. c, 3. b, 4. c, 5. c
Exercise C:
1. achieve, 2. hiding place, 3. develop, 4. freedom to make use of
Exercise D:
1. happy, 2. too much, 3. accept (reluctantly), 4. stop, 5. you can read them 6. moving
Lesson 41
Exercise A: sentences and dictionary definitions will vary. It's important to actually do the sentence writing to help you truly understand the meaning of the words given.
Exercise B:
1. transplant, 2. transcribe, 3. transaction, 4. transcontinental, 5. circumstance, 6. circumference, 7. circulate, 8. transit
Exercise C:
1. circumference, 2. transmission, 3. transcontinental, 4. transaction, 5. transcribe, 6. circulate, 7. transit, 8. transplant, 9. circumvent, 10. circumstance
Exercise D:
Answers will vary here, too. Be sure that you understand how the "journey" words in this lesson can be used to describe trips and travel.
Lesson 42
Exercise A: Answers will vary, but here are some of mine:
1. grow, rise, 2. concrete, expand, unite (there are three different definitions for this word), 3. freedom, liberty, 4. grow, rise, 5. admirable, honourable, 6. unimportant, minor, 7. scarce, insufficient, 8. plain, simple, 9. praise, respect, 10. misery, despair
Exercise B: Answers will vary, but here are some of mine
1. At the ebb of his power, he couldn't fix a parking ticket, but now that he is on the rise in politics, there is suspicion that he might become mayor.
2. She is good at talking about what makes excellent writing in the abstract, but on a practical level, she can't proofread or edit very well.
3. These seals don't live well in captivity, but in the wild they are very hardy and live a long time.
4. I had hoped the pain would abate after a few hours, but it's just worsening.
5. While his actions as a bank robber are contemptible, jumping in front of the hostage and taking a bullet for her was an honourable act.
6. Marge's help was indispensible--we couldn't have put on the party without her--but David only was a minor help; he brought napkins.
7. While Bill Gates lives a lavish lifestyle now, he grew up in a small, spare home in Washington state.
8. The Catholic Churches in the 1500s were ornate, with lots of gold leaf and decorations; that was one of the complaints that the Protestants made--they preferred a more plain and simple place of worship.
9. Do not reproach Billy for staying out too late, instead, praise him for helping the lady with the flat tire fix her car.
10. The ecstasy of finding a million dollars was replaced by the agony of loss in an hour, when the police came to collect it.
Review: Unit 11
1. a, 2. b, 3. b, 4. d, 5. c, 6. a, 7. c. 8. b, 9. c. 10. a,